International Eco-Hero Awards for Young Environmentalists
About the Award
Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects.
Project Requirements
- The project concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world.
- The project is action-based and self-initiated, and not one assigned by a teacher or other adult.
- The project should be at least 6 months long and close to completion or completed within the last year.
- If the project is an invention, some trials should be completed before applying.
- Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 16 on February 28th in the year of application.
- Science Fair and Scouting Badge projects will only be considered if they include environmental action, educational outreach to others or extended studies beyond the Science Fair and Scouting Badges.
- We do not accept (a) projects related to domestic or confined animals, (b) compositions or reports.
- Previous winners, immediate relatives of AFN board members, active reading panel members, or judges, may not apply.
- Only applications in English are accepted.
PRIZES
Winners will receive:
- Public recognition and media press release
- Cash prize of up to $500
- Certificate of achievement for outstanding efforts to help protect and preserve the environment
- Exclusive access to our ECO-HERO ALUMNI FACEBOOK GROUP
Just as importantly, winners will serve as role models for other young people by demonstrating that each individual can make a difference.
To apply, applicants who have initiated an environmental project of their own will document it by completing our online application form.
Applications for the 2022 Eco-Hero Awards are OPEN through February 28, 2022, 11:59pm PST.
Read more on the award at: https://actionfornature.org/eco-hero-awards
